There's nothing quite like a blog filled with great news. Most of it's old news, of course, with Facebook at our fingertips. But if you're going have a blog at all, you at least have to write a post when happy things happen.
Next week we will drive to D.C. and get our visas from the Spanish Embassy. We like life to be as crazy as possible, so we're going the week Jono's sister and her family (with whom we'll be staying) are moving into their new house. We will also make an emergency stop by the Department of State in order to add more pages to my passport, since we waited until the last minute to make sure those documents were in order. Brilliant! If all goes according to plan, we should have visas in hand and airplane tickets purchased by the end of next week.
So, that means that we're just about ready to move to Spain! And it's a good thing, too, because apparently life in the U.S. does not give me inspiration for blogging. My prayers have transitioned from grace for waiting to grace for chaos as we pack, travel, and move several times over the next month. Our current itinerary has us going from North Carolina to Washington D.C., back to North Carolina, to Georgia, briefly to Tennessee, back to Georgia, and on to Spain (not to mention all that comes with moving to a new country). All in five weeks! With two kids and a baby on the way!
Oh yes, which brings us to the other good news. We're going to have another baby! This one is scheduled to arrive on December 27th, poor thing. I've never met someone with a late December birthday who likes it. At least we think it's a great Christmas present. G thinks "Simi" is a good name if it's another boy. And we think there is good wisdom in not letting toddlers name a child.
It's hard to believe that one year ago we posted this video to our blog. In many ways it feels like a lifetime ago that G lived with food allergies. People often ask us if he has any food issues anymore or if any of his allergies have reappeared with time. We are so thankful to answer "No," and heave a sigh of gratitude and relief. Thank you Jesus.
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| On a hike with Grannie and Papa during our May visit to El Paso |
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| Building forts with cousin Grey in Snow Camp, NC |
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| Brotherly love. Yes, G does own and occasionally wear shirts. |
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| Visiting with an old friend of Jono's, who is a musician. He put on a concert about an hour from where we live, so we went and hung out with him for a little while. This pic is on his tour bus. It was fun! |
